News and reports

NHS leaders in North Yorkshire and York say the NHS App is “much more than just a COVID vaccination passport” – and are urging patients to install it on their smartphones and tablets.

Healthwatch North Yorkshire is celebrating Volunteers’ Week by shining a light on the significant work our network of volunteers do to represent people who use health and social care services across North Yorkshire.

Communities in North Yorkshire are being urged to be alert to changes in children and young people which could suggest they are suffering “hidden harm” or abuse.

GP practices in the Vale of York are working with local housing services and community providers to ensure that homeless people have been able to access the COVID-19 vaccine.

Doctors’ leaders in North Yorkshire and York are asking patients to “keep calm and be kind” when they call their GP practice.

Read our March 2021 Spring Newsletter where we discuss some of the projects we have been focusing on over the past few months.

Following a necessary change of practice as a reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic and how well that’s been received by patients, the Audiology department at Harrogate District Hospital will not be reverting back to walk-in hearing aid repair clinics.

Healthwatch England warns dental crisis shows no signs of slowing, with four in five people, 80%, struggling to access timely care during the last lockdown.

The Partnership and the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trust (WYAAT) are looking for local people to join a new citizens’ panel and share their personal experiences of waiting for elective surgery or a planned care (routine) medical procedure.

A local artist has designed a calendar to help raise money for the new children and young people’s emergency department at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.

The NHS in Bradford District and Craven is urging anyone eligible for a Covid vaccination to book an appointment without delay.

This intelligence briefing is a collation of feedback gathered by Healthwatch North Yorkshire since the middle of 2019.